18th century goblin rebellion

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Minister for MagicAlbert Boot retired from the post of Minister in 1752 as a result of mismanaging this rebellion. His successor, Basil Flack, did little better, lasting only two months in office before resigning when the goblins allied themselves with the werewolves. The Minister that followed, Hesphaestus Gore, successfully put down a number of these revolts, although historians feel his refusal to contemplate rehabilitation programmes for werewolves ultimately led to more attacks.[2]

During the course of this rebellion, in 1762, goblin rebel Vargot was killed in battle — a popular historical theory that may have not been proved is that Vargot was really a renegade house-elf.[3]

Behind the scenes

J. K. Rowling has said in regards to the Second World War and the global wizarding war that "my feeling would be that while there's a global Muggle war going on, there's also a global wizarding war going on".[4] If this holds true for all wars, then the 18th century goblin rebellion may be the wizarding counterpart of the Seven Years' War, a war between most of the world's major powers that took place between 1754 and 1763.